It is always important when reading Shakespeare to remember that Shakespeare was writing for an Elizabethan audience so therefore we will interpret and respond differently to the situations presented to us. ... Critics suggest that the way Claudio idealises Hero is his way ofhiding a fear and hatred of women.? I personally do not think that Shakespeare was trying to portray Claudio as against women. ... Shakespeare has been criticized for making Claudio's rejection of Hero too cruel along with Beatrice'sKill Claudio? ... At the very beginning Beatrice sarcastically asks of Be...

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In The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare uses a variety of different ways to put across to the reader or audience his views on marriage and relationships. ... Bianca does nothing back to Katherina, and this is probably through fear. ... The Widow is given no name, and is just referred to as "The Widow," which shows just how important to Hortensio she really is. ... The message the Shakespeare was trying to display here was that some men get married just so they have a wife and the status of husband; it has no real meaning. ... The last major point that Shakespeare made was one of favouriti...

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To Know or Not To Know To know or not to know-that is the question: Whether Gertrude is an important character in the play or not, What is the reason that Shakespeare includes her in the play? ... /Now fear I this will give it start again. ... She exclaims "O Hamlet, speak no more! ... Seeing someone claim that they are talking to someone and looking and seeing no one, and killing someone out of rage for no apparent reason would make you believe so. ... She obviously had no part in the poisoning of King Hamlet and played no role in the grand plan against Hamlet. ...

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Iago is the ultimate bad-guy and a good contrast with Desdemona for it is obvious that Iago thinks of no one else's emotions but his own. ... Othello knows no other than his life as a soldier, all that takes place out of the military, must some way be related to that lifestyle or he is lost. ... There are many themes and representation throughout this play, as with any play "especially Shakespeare, like the color of Othello's skin (a visual separation that amplifies Othello's mental separation from the other characters). ... Iago is able to fake an affair with Desdemona and...

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• Grade Level: High School